Lac du Cypres Fishing near Manawan, Quebec

• Overview

  In Quebec, Lac du Cypres belongs to Mauricie. The bank is 370 metres above sea level. Some 56 km away sits Manawan, the nearest settlement. Then Weymontachie, 64 km, and La Tuque, 68 km. Water in the same corner: Lac de l'Ergot within 0.6 km, Lac Berube some 1.4 km off, Lac Blondin within 1.4 km, Lac du Cornillet some 1.5 km off and Lac Gagnon within 1.6 km. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Cypres

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Mauricie records list northern pike, brook trout and walleye among the fish reported. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. The near bank of Lac du Cypres is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 17°C and January near -16°C on the long-run figures. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near early May. Break-up near early May, freeze-up near mid November: that is the shape of an average year. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. That shapes the year on Lac du Cypres.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Lac de l'Ergot, 0.6 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing on Lac du Cypres should be assumed from this page alone.